Thursday, August 15, 2013

31 Plays in 31 Days - Family Drama Story

Family Drama Story

Maggie, a graying and sagging woman in her forties, vacuums her living
room with an old and angry vacuum.Jillian, a good looking woman in her late thirties who is fighting the
ageing process with all her might and every penny, enters. She has a suitcase with her.She waits for Maggie to see her.Once she does, Maggie stands and stares at
her a moment, then turns off the vacuum.The look each other up and down.

JillianHey
Maggie.

MaggieJesus,
look what the fucking cat dragged in.

JillianAre
you still saying that?

MaggieWhat
do you want?

JillianI
don’t even get a “hello”? A “how ya been”? A “nice to see ya”?

MaggieHello.How ya been. Nice to see ya. What do you
want?

JillianFuck
you.

MaggieWhat
the hell were you expecting?

JillianI
was expecting my sister to act like a fucking sister for once in her life.

MaggieI
don’t have any money.

JillianI
didn’t come for –

MaggieThat’ll
be the –

JillianCan’t
I come because I love –

MaggieYou
don’t love anyone but yourself –

JillianOh
don’t give me the jealous sister –

MaggieMe,
jealous? Of your phony plastic ass –

JillianAt least I still have one.Should we check the vacuum to see if we can
recover some of yours?